lowpricewanted said: The memory makes it a nice deal but its tough to stomach that this CPU is no better than a 5 year old Turion in processing power.

AcidSpectrum

Senior Member - 1K

posted: Nov. 16, 2012 @ 12:40a

note: Newegg page says limit is 3 per customer, that's for the combo, but for the rebate it's Limit ONE rebate per person, promo code, receipt, household, family, or address.

mirage00

Member

posted: Nov. 16, 2012 @ 8:04a

Does anyone know what the difference is with the R2 version? BIOSTAR lists an R2 on their website.

http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=618

Boochi

Senior Member

posted: Nov. 16, 2012 @ 11:28a

tydas said: Worth a shot...I'm thinking you could get a case, psu and ssd for $100 and have a decent htpc...one reviewer says that it can't handle 1080p reliably which I find hard to believe...its more likely he has high bit rate rips and he should have probably toned it down a bit...

Yes it can handle 1080P without much issues(except once in a while). I am using it with Windows Media Center (with Shark007 codecs) as HTPC. I used to have Win7/WMC setup, that time I never had any issues with 1080P. But I recently upgraded to Win8/WMC, I am not sure it is due to Win8 or some issue with Shark007 codecs for WMC on Win8, I am seeing some lag/jerks while playing 1080P (but anything 1080P below, it is a breeze). I will try to go back to Win7 and post back my findings.

fat5fat5

New Member

posted: Nov. 16, 2012 @ 11:35a

Looks like the free memory does not work with the mobo. Any opinion?

sensia

Broke Member

posted: Nov. 16, 2012 @ 12:11p

I have similar board, in mATX format, running Ubuntu 12 LTS for the last 1.5 yr. Works really well with 4GB RAM. With AMD driver, you can watch 720p video reasonably well. I don't feel bogged down for my NAS/apache/SSH needs.

f2000sa

Ancient Member

posted: Nov. 16, 2012 @ 12:21p

If you want to put the HTPC in your living room along with the TV. Do not be cheap on the case. You need to consider Noise factor, maybe aesthetic factor too.

swandown

Senior Member - 2K

posted: Nov. 16, 2012 @ 12:51p

fat5fat5 said: Looks like the free memory does not work with the mobo. Any opinion?

Where did you get that information?

Boochi

Senior Member

posted: Nov. 16, 2012 @ 1:09p

f2000sa said: If you want to put the HTPC in your living room along with the TV. Do not be cheap on the case. You need to consider Noise factor, maybe aesthetic factor too.

It is true, so went with Wesena ITX6 case. It looks so good (I should say, like Apple Mini). Case, power brick, 120w adapter etc altogether cost me $140.

cattlet

Senior Member - 1K

posted: Nov. 16, 2012 @ 1:38p

What OS are people running with this?

f2000sa

Ancient Member

posted: Nov. 16, 2012 @ 1:41p

What OS are people running with this?

Win 7 is the way to go. There is no (not much) difference in Media center feature between Win7 and Win8. Win7 is simpler without the mess of win8. You can also use media player to play DVD with win7.

furyofdragon

Happy Member

posted: Nov. 16, 2012 @ 3:01p

For people like me who is looking to build the smallest possible system, I plan to get this:

Only 3.0" x 8.9" x 7.6" and can be mounted on back of monitor, has a External extension too for extra USB ports.$50 plus $10 shipping

The $50 seagate XT 500gb hard drive will go well with this. The PSU is only 80 Watts but that's all you need for this system anyway.

There is also the Antec ISK 110 with a 90 watt external power brick that will not add more heat to the system but that case is slightly bigger, more expensive and out of stock @ Newegg

zmh1175

Senior Member

posted: Nov. 17, 2012 @ 9:58a

Where can I see this deal comes with 8gb memory.I can't find it in the link.

fat5fat5

New Member

posted: Nov. 17, 2012 @ 12:57p

thanks. glad to know that. I am indeed a rookie.

VirtuaL

Senior Member - 3K

posted: Nov. 17, 2012 @ 5:41p

zmh1175 said: Where can I see this deal comes with 8gb memory.I can't find it in the link.

Deal is dead now.

For $180, you could have put together an E-350 mobo/cpu/vga with HDMI out, 8GB DDR3, a Xion slim case w/300W PSU, a momentus XT 500GB hybrid HD, and a $20 DVD drive.

ody04

Member

posted: Nov. 19, 2012 @ 12:11p

UKtour said: I'd like to replace my dead Dell Dimension E520 MB (BTX Form Factor) with this (Mini ITX Form Factor), but have some concerns. Like would MB mounting holes match Dell case standoffs? And what about power connector? Do audio & USB connections conform to any standard?

Just from photos, I can see the back plane isn't the same as the Dell (hacksaw needed?). Could this become a big can of worms? Thanks for any expert input.

I did this similar upgrade but the problems I have observed not related to mount. Most of the front, power, hdd, led, usb, audio connectors does not work as Dell has proprietary plugs, it took me a while to connect power cable. If you know how to do these things yes it is a doable upgrade.

xpaphil

Senior Member - 1K

posted: Nov. 19, 2012 @ 9:34p

thanks for the info.

cattlet

Senior Member - 1K

posted: Nov. 19, 2012 @ 11:05p

VirtuaL said: zmh1175 said: Where can I see this deal comes with 8gb memory.I can't find it in the link.

Deal is dead now.

For $180, you could have put together an E-350 mobo/cpu/vga with HDMI out, 8GB DDR3, a Xion slim case w/300W PSU, a momentus XT 500GB hybrid HD, and a $20 DVD drive.It seems like deal is on now,

cattlet

Senior Member - 1K

posted: Nov. 20, 2012 @ 3:25p

f2000sa said: What OS are people running with this?

Win 7 is the way to go. There is no (not much) difference in Media center feature between Win7 and Win8. Win7 is simpler without the mess of win8. You can also use media player to play DVD with win7.Thanks. I was wondering if Win 8 would be okay since I have a couple of copies of that, but none of Win 7. Is Win 8 really that bad? I heard it boots very quickly. My other question is if I put a blueray drive in one of these little boxes, would the heat/power be an issue?

VirtuaL

Senior Member - 3K

posted: Nov. 20, 2012 @ 4:04p

cattlet said: Is Win 8 really that bad? I heard it boots very quickly. My other question is if I put a blueray drive in one of these little boxes, would the heat/power be an issue?

If you can stand the UI changes in Win8, it's really not that bad an OS. (Well, as long as you don't mind the fact that Microsoft can delete files off of your computer at any time.)

Heat/power depends on the case you put it in, and the PSU and cooling capacity. Brazos can be a somewhat warm chip, even with a low TDP.

Chuck101

Nerdy Member

posted: Nov. 20, 2012 @ 6:53p

Pulled the trigger on two of these to be low power ESXi hosts that connect to a freenas zfs san.

Guppeh

Member

posted: Nov. 20, 2012 @ 9:47p

VirtuaL said: Edit: It is limited to half-height cards though. Don't plan on using the mic/headphone jacks either. The wiring ends in a non-standard set of connectors, that do no match up with the HD Audio pinout of modern mobos.Connectors are just normal straight pins though? As long as you can get the pinout configuration, it's usually pretty easy to re-wire your own connectors, I've done it before on some other motherboards.

This is good deal if you are interested in running this as a server in your home 24/7. I recently purchased an AMD E-450 + SeaSonic X series SS-400FL for a completely fanless system. Performance is fine for Windows 8 and consumed about 38watts on idle.

And a preemptive SHUT UP for virtuaL who will post how much he hates the ram etc.

I think that you must have me confused with someone else. I LIKE G.Skill RAM, it's pretty-much all I use.

I think that it is sad that you could not take constructive criticism about one of your threads, when I mentioned that the rebate form indicated that the deal that you posted was invalid, and that you have subsequently continued to rant about my posts.

And a preemptive SHUT UP for virtuaL who will post how much he hates the ram etc.

I think that you must have me confused with someone else. I LIKE G.Skill RAM, it's pretty-much all I use.

I think that it is sad that you could not take constructive criticism about one of your threads, when I mentioned that the rebate form indicated that the deal that you posted was invalid, and that you have subsequently continued to rant about my posts.

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